Read the story of Joseph Pierce, born in Canton, China, in 1842. Sold as a child, he arrived in Connecticut in the 1850s and later enlisted to fight in the American Civil War. In this course, you will explore the Canton trade through MIT’s Visualizing …
Join Dr. Noreen Naseem Rodríguez (Michigan State University), a leading scholar on education about Asian American studies, to consider teaching and learning about the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and the legacies of this …
Taiwan’s cacao industry offers a compelling example of rural transformation and agricultural diversification. This presentation explores how Taiwanese agriculture shifted from production-oriented farming to value-added and multifunctional rural …
Join Indiana University’s East Asian Studies Center and explore Japanese fiction in this Fall book group. Led by Morgan McLaughlin, the Fall book group is a seven-week book club examining four books: “Strange Pictures” by Uketsu, “Goodbye, Eri” by Tatsuki …
Bushidō, warrior cult, ninjas, martial arts – these are all phenomena associated with Japan’s medieval past although they were, in fact, never really present in the period often referred to as such. During this course, we will take a critical look at some …
Join us for this unique opportunity to learn more about how museums care for objects in their collection with Ellen Chase, Objects Conservator at the National Museum of Asian Art and Melanie King, art historian. In this two-part program we will learn how …
Staying informed about global events, especially in East Asia, can be overwhelming with the constant flood of news. That’s why we offer Behind the Headlines, an online series designed specifically for teachers. This series provides a clear and insightful …
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman Mao Zedong in 1976, prompting a shift from China’s mostly rural, agricultural-based society, which was tightly controlled by a command economy, to a …
Join author Erica Lee Schlaikjer as she discusses her book Wild Greens, Beautiful Girl, published in 2024. On the eastern plains of Taiwan, a young girl and her mother pick wild greens before a rainstorm drenches them and their garden. When she goes to …
Join Aaron Glasserman, Assistant Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania for a webinar on Islam in China. Session includes discussion and materials covering key points, questions, and teaching approaches.
Staying informed about global events, especially in East Asia, can be overwhelming with the constant flood of news. That’s why we offer Behind the Headlines, an online series designed specifically for teachers. This series provides a clear and insightful …
Through the experiences of Joseph Pierce (1842-1916), a Chinese immigrant who fought in the Civil War, this webinar with Madeline Hsu explores how and why Chinese migration to California increased and became systematic as US westward expansion led to the …
Most people picture Taiwan through Taipei 101, cities, or night markets — but nearly 70% of the island is mountainous. This talk introduces Taiwan as a mountain island and explores how mountains shape its geography, Indigenous cultures, environmental …
This event invites K–12 educators to discover how textiles, clothing, and material culture can bring Chinese history to life through historical inquiry and storytelling. Educators will go behind the scenes of Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s exhibition …
Join Gray Tuttle, Leila Hadley Luce Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies, Columbia University for a webinar on Buddhism in Tibet. Session includes discussion and materials covering key points, questions, and teaching approaches.
Staying informed about global events, especially in East Asia, can be overwhelming with the constant flood of news. That’s why we offer Behind the Headlines, an online series designed specifically for teachers. This series provides a clear and insightful …
How can educators use the Burn Order podcast to teach about the World War II incarceration of Japanese and Japanese Americans and the legacies of this difficult history as it applies today? Join Dr. Rachel Maddow for a moderated Q&A about her …
This workshop explores the lifeways of rural China through an in-person, experiential workshop at the China Folk House in West Virginia. The China Folk House is the result of a multi-year project to relocate an actual farmhouse from Yunnan Province in …
This course will use objects from art, industry, technology, and war to consider the richness of the Japanese past. From court ceremonies to samurai rituals on the battlefield, from daily gift exchanges to Buddhist mortuary markers, Japanese communities …
Join award-winning author Andrea Wang as she discusses her meticulously researched book “Worthy: The Brave and Capable Life of Joseph Pierce,” published in 2025. Born in Canton, China, Joseph Pierce’s was sold as a child. He embarked on a months-long …
Join James Robson, James C. Kralik and Yunli Lou Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University, for a webinar on Buddhism in China. Session includes discussion and materials covering key points, questions, and teaching approaches.
Staying informed about global events, especially in East Asia, can be overwhelming with the constant flood of news. That’s why we offer Behind the Headlines, an online series designed specifically for teachers. This series provides a clear and insightful …
For author, teacher-librarian, and NCTA alumna Jolene Gutiérrez, her first awareness of US-Japan relations was learning about Amache, the incarceration camp in Granada, Colorado, down the road from her grandparents’ home. Focused on the story of young Min …
The Japanese Postwar Constitution, promulgated during the US Occupation of Japan, was once understood to have been written entirely by a US committee. Scholarship in the past 35 years has complicated that narrative, revealing a complex negotiation with …
In this session, with Melanie King, we will examine the historical and contemporary significance of the handscroll within an East Asian context. Through a deep dive into this singular, yet dynamic format, we will consider it as an artistic creation, a …
Focusing on Taiwan’s Hehuan Mountain Dark-Sky Park, this presentation explores issues involving landscape, scientific knowledge, and Indigenous peoples. It will introduce and trace the historical development of the Hehuanshan region in Taiwan, including …
In this seminar, we will read selected short stories to introduce five modern Chinese women writers: Xiao Hong, Ding Ling, Eileen Chang, Fan Yusu, and Wang Anyi. Class meetings will include a lecture component that situates the text in modern Chinese …
Join Andrew Macomber, Associate Professor of East Asian Religions, Oberlin College, for a webinar on Buddhism and Shinto in Japan. Session includes discussion and materials covering key points, questions, and teaching approaches.
Join Janet Hoskins, Professor Emerita of Anthropology, University of Southern California, for a webinar on Cao Dai in Vietnam. Session includes discussion and materials covering key points, questions, and teaching approaches.
During World War II, the United States advanced across the Pacific through a strategy commonly known as “island-hopping”. After 1945, many of these wartime footholds became part of a more permanent network of American military power in East Asia. As the …
Join Donald Clark, Professor of History, Trinity University, for a webinar on Christianity in Korea. Session includes discussion and materials covering key points, questions, and teaching approaches.
Join Sara Ann Swenson, Assistant Professor of Religion, Dartmouth College, for a webinar on Buddhism in Vietnam. Session includes discussion and materials covering key points, questions, and teaching approaches.
Join Sungha Yun, Assistant Professor of Religion and Asian Studies, St. Olaf College, for a webinar on Buddhism in Korea. Session includes discussion and materials covering key points, questions, and teaching approaches.